Category: VG Review
I’m a firm believer that you should only play a Dynasty Warriors game once every 25 years, or else you risk summoning Ygglethorpe, the demon god of repetitive gameplay and storylines. Koei’s historical tactical action series has made a name… Read More »
Conflict stems from two opposing forces. A yin and yang. A good and an evil. In F.E.A.R. 3, or F3AR, no such opposite forces exist. As the brooding Point Man, players are given control of a mute killer that, by… Read More »
Duke Nukem Forever is not a good game. I wouldn’t recommend buying, or even playing it, unless you really love immature humor, and really miss The Duke. That audience exists, and they will like Duke, and that is totally okay…. Read More »
When a game reacts to the player with light and sound, I’m less inclined to call this innovation than I am to call it a game. The remarkable aspect about Child of Eden, successor to Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s first rhythm action… Read More »
When you start up Shadows of the Damned, you’re asked if you want to start your own road movie. It’s a fitting description because Shadows of the Damned feels like a grindhouse road movie where you trek through Hell with… Read More »
It’s a bit unfair to assume that Hunted: The Demon’s Forge is an RPG based purely on its aesthetic, but it’s hard not to. I was about an hour in before it hit me: I’m not playing an RPG; I’m… Read More »
When American McGee’s Alice came out back in 2000, gamers were treated to a wonderfully twisted look into the already-bizarre universe of Wonderland. Now it’s 11 years later, and a sequel is finally hitting store shelves. Despite the long wait,… Read More »
Top-down shooters are known for their mayhem. There are bullets flying everywhere. There are canisters or tanks or some other objects that meekly surrender to your constant stream of bullets and offer some sort of health or power-up. There are… Read More »
There is a sort of irony to the beautiful dirt-encrusted car models found in DiRT 3, Codemasters’ latest entry in their rally sport racing franchise. While the cars don’t mind getting down and dirty, dirt and grime caking their wonderfully… Read More »
Moon Diver is built to devastate. The game begins in a flash, letting players choose between four different warriors with indistinguishable names and slightly different levels of mana, power, and health. You have the red guy, the blue woman, the… Read More »